Peace Near as Teamsters Strike Edges to Arbitration
Chicago May 18 peace in the teamsters strike appears near after a day of talks. A committee of teamsters and team owners submitted to arbitration the question of non haulage to strike bound houses. Edward Hines J Cavanagh and President Shea Albert Young Jerre McCarthy A J Reed and Wmmer Flood named as negotiators expect a binding three man panel. Gompers Perkins and Dunne joined discussions and urged restraint while employers hinted they may reinstate most old drivers once the strike ends.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Briggs House
Edward Hines
J. Cavanagh
Shea
Albert Young
Jerre McCarthy
A. J. Reed
Wmmer Flood
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Dunne
Ald. Dev
Mr. Gompers
George W. Perking
Jery Mayer
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago Athletic Club
Gompers
Aginin
Levy Mayer
Aldermanic Committee
Dever
Dixon
Delieries
Jompers
Sealing Vessel Crew In Prison In Uruguay
The Nova Scotia sealing schooner Agnes G Donahoe with 400 seal skins was confiscated by Uruguay for alleged violations. Captain Ryan and crew faced sentences. first and second mates jailed for two years. crew members six months. Ottawa discussed seizure claim, with Laurier saying representations would be made to Britain.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
Agnes G. Donahoe
Ryan
William Yan
Williams Perrier
Ottawa
Ont
R. K. Barden
Urieway
Wilferd Laurier
Paris Debates Church State Split on Property Law
Paris reports the chamber of deputies approved an article separating church and state over state takeover of church properties tied to the concordat. The measure would regulate assets originally granted by the government for religious use, while privately donated properties would stay under church disposal.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
McKendree College Receives $100000 Endowment Boost
Dr. McKendre e H Chamberlain announces a $100000 addition to McKendree college endowment. Dr D K Parsons of Chicago pledged $20000 contingent on raising an additional $80000. Lebanon TL May 18.
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McKendree College
Lebanon
McKendree H. Chamberlain
D. K. Parsons
Chicago
Royal Arcanum Opens Supreme Council Session
Over a hundred delegates from the United States and Canada attended the opening session of the supreme council Royal Arcanum in Atlantic City New Jersey. Supreme Regent Robinson of St Louis presided. The session will continue about ten days.
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Royal Arcanum
Atlantic City
N.J
United States
Canada
Supreme Council
Robinson of
St. Lows
Railway Men Visit Kentucky Delegation Tour Lexing ton Farms
About 150 delegates from the International Railway Congress toured Hag fin stock farms and other Lexington Kentucky sites on Wednesday, Cincinnati, Ohio reports. The visit showcased agricultural interests near Lexington with several point of interest stops.
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Kentucky
Cincinnati
International Railway Congress
Lexington
Milwaukee bribery verdict for Edward F E Strauss
Milwaukee judge's court finds Supervisor Edward F E Strauss guilty of bribery for accepting a $1200 bribe in December 190, in connection with a county contract. The jury delivered the verdict in Judge Narrant's court and the case centers on the December bribe related to a county contract.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Edward FE. Strauss
Narrant
Strauss
Prisoner Surrenders at Peak Tentiary in Sioux Falls
May 18 report from Sioux Falls says Forbie Howard, an escaped prisoner, voluntarily surrendered himself marking the first such return in the peak penitentiary's history.
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Sioux Falls
S. J
Peak Tentiary
Forbie Howard
Grand Jury Indicts Lumber Firms for Trusts in Woods County
Alva Oklahoma May 18 The Woods county grand jury indicted all the lumber companies in the county on charges of forming trusts to control prices and suppress competition.
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Alva, OT
Woods County
Naval battle near future sparks speculation reports denied
Reports from St. Petersburg and Saigon deny Russian command nervous breakdowns as speculation swirls over Admiral Rojestvensky. May events place fleet near Formosa and Pescadores, with possible Vladivostok plan, while provisioning details and rendezvous rumors surface.
Cab Drivers Do Not Strike in Chicago Livery Tie Up
Uneo is in prospect between livery owners and the union. Officials say drivers will not force a boycott against department stores and strike affected houses. They will carry passengers wherever they designate as a settlement is awaited after an executive board meeting.
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Chicago
A. H,. Perrito
Joint Liverymen’s Association
Cab and Carriage Drivers’ Union
Shoot Into Warsaw Mob Demanded Peace No One Killed
A midnight dispersion on Nalowik street by infantry patrol fired on a crowd of Russian and Jewish socialists, wounding several slightly after police failed to disperse them. The incident followed earlier attempts to break up the gathering.
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Warsaw
Nalowik Street
Shea denies arbitration in teamsters boycott dispute
President Shea of the Teamsters International union said there was no arbitration agreement with the team owners' association regarding the boycott of deliveries. He labeled reports of such an agreement as a subterfuge and stated the strike remains active. A. J. Reed corroborated Shea, affirming no arbitration pact was made.
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Shea
Teamster’s Union
Chicago
Teamster's International Union
Team Owners’ Association
Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
Ate
Teamsters' Association
Shen
Employers’ Association
Temsters
Teanmeters
A. J. Reed
Teapieters’ Joint Council
Plan for new state carved from four states urged
Washington quotes Representative Brownlow of Tennessee with Slemp of Virginia and Edwards of Kentucky, pushing a plan to form a new state from parts of Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia. Brownlow says consent from four state legislatures and Congress is attainable, asserting the proposal would create a mineral rich, patriotic state. He notes Republican strength in eastern Tennessee and southeastern Kentucky and argues Democrats should agree to relinquish influence.
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Washington
Brownlow O
Tennessee
Slemp
Virginia
Edwards
Kentucky
White House
Brownlow
Congress
Japanese Reinforcements Strengthen Manchuria Front
May 16 report from Manchuria notes ongoing skirmishing in the Ob arin mountains on the Russian left with limited fighting elsewhere. Calm persists on the right as Field Marshal Qyama directs large troop concentrations from Fakoman toward Toungiakou. About 80,000 Japanese reinforcements have arrived, cavalry strengthened, and prisoners say the armies are ready to advance. A separate item notes Ivan Kaleleff, who assassinated Grand Duke Sergius in Moscow on February 17, was executed yesterday in St. Petersburg.
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Gunshin Pass
Manchuria
Obarin
Qyama
Fakoman
Toungiakou
Sergius
London
St. Petersburg
Sava
Ivan Kaleleff
Grand Duke
Moscow
May Cause Complications in Budapest Controversy
May 13 Budapest. Marcus Brown, an American Special Immigration Inspector from New York, has been fined $10 on charges of threatening a police detective. Brown disputes Hungarian police reports about his past, says the allegations are fictitious, and claims he notified Washington via the American embassy. He asks whether any divorce records exist, noting big lawyers managed his affairs while he paid the bill.
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Buda Pest
Hungary
Marcus Brown
New York
Hoe
Washington
Governor General Sokolysky wounded in Ufa garden
Major General Sokolysky governor general of Ufa was shot several times in a public garden during an entertainment in Ufa. The assailant fled. His condition described as serious though conscious. Vice Governor Bogdanovitch has assumed provincial administration. The shooting marks the second such crime in Ufa in two years, following the 1908 assassination of his predecessor Bogdanovitch.
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Ufa
Bogdanovitch
Sokolovsky
Ione
Bogdanoviteh
Poland's CPURDEN Is Lighter After Imperial Reform
St Petersburg May 18 The imperial rescript issued yesterday lifts many Polish and Baltic restrictions granting Poles greater freedom to buy land and industrial property and to teach in Polish and Lithuanian in schools. Assemblies of Polish nobles are restored and harsh measures of Russification are repealed unless state sanctioned. Officials report broad reform and satisfaction among reform elements. Official Gazette publication was delayed, leaving newspapers silent.
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St. Petersburgy
Kamperer Nicholas
Russia
Poland
Baltic
Council of State
Disturbances in Warsaw Jewish Quarter
In Warsaw on May 17 the Jewish quarter saw clashes as police were attacked by a mob. Officers retreated to the market hall where gunfire killed one rioter and wounded another. A workmen's committee condemned agitators for deceiving workers into expecting a broad revolution across Russia and urged a peaceful return to work and arms safety.
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Warsaw
Workmen's Committee
Russia
Armour Car Lines Admit Exclusive Contracts in Fruit Traffic
Washington May 17 Senate Interstate Commerce Committee heard President George R Robbins of the Armour car lines admit to twenty or thirty exclusive railroad contracts for fruit transportation and a de facto monopoly in parts of the west and south. He argued the firm is private and not subject to Interstate Commerce laws.
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Robbins
Armour Lines
Washington
DO. C
Senate Committee of Interstate Commerce
George R. Robbins
Armour Car Lines
Armours
Russian Admiral Rostevensky Ill Health Rumor
St. Petersburg May 18 reports say Vice Admiral Rojestvensky fears unable to command. An evening paper cites a nervous breakdown with no official confirmation. If true, responsibility would fall to Rear Admiral Voelkersam as the fleet nears battle near Formosa. Amoy notes Japanese fleet massing south of Formosa under Admiral Toxo. Martial law follows at Formosa with military executive in place and evacuation of Pesacore women and children.
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Saigon
Rojestvensky
Netogatot
Singapore
Cape Varella
Anmnam
Sepuvia
St. Petersburg
Vicw
Rajestvensky
Far East
Jose
Ibektor
Armout
Ailotti
Marine
Far
Prst
Makaroff
Port Arthur
Skredloff
Vladivostok
Tokio
Rojestyensky
Honkohe Bay
Formucsa
Pacific
Ro Jestyenski
oince-China
Kamranh
Honkohe
Rojustvensky
Admiralty
Cronstadt
Voelkorsam
Rojestvensiy
Amoy
China
Formosa
Toxo
Keen Interest Manifested In Twofold War Front
May 18 St Petersburg reports keen interest in naval matters as dispatches from Manchuria halt and Vice Admiral Rojestvensky may be nearing final stage of journey to Togo or Vladivostok. Rumors of health decline and possible relief circulate while officials await first skirmishes between scouting fleets.
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St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Rojestvensky
Togo
Vladivostok
Rofestvensky
China Sea
Admiralty
Tt Wis
China
Berileff
Voelkerson
Het
Strike breakers arrested after schoolboy’s death in Chicago
Two colored strike breakers Jesse Ballinger and James Jones were arrested after a shooting that killed eight year old Enoch Carlson. They worked for Peabody Coal active in delivering coal with non union negro teamsters to public schools amid pupil resistance. The incident followed jeers at the non union workers by local schoolboys playing nearby.
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Chicago
Jesse Ballinger
James Jones
Enoch Carlson
Peabody Coal Company
Carlson
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